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What is the coolest looking flathead you have seen? Ardun heads?

 

every dang one of them. and that ain't no lie.

 

I like these. (You didn't say it had to be a Ford V8.

 

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I AM WITH U ON THAT...... FLATHEADS FOREVER......

 

Smith jiggler

 

But the Smith is an "F" head. Not a flathead.

 

I think I saw in a magazine a Flathead with Harley knuckle head heads adapted to it or some heads that looked similar. Maybe I'm just dreaming up **** ?

 

Here are two I like. I intend to do the same as one of these ($$$ being the factor) except in green like my body color.

 

If were gonna get that technical then toss anything but finned heads!
I took it as any modified flathead motor.

 

any dressed up flat head is the ****! even though I'm putting a 371 olds in my model A, I went back and forth choosing between the 2 for a month before I decided to run the 371, seeing these pics now, I'm almost wishing I went with the flat head.

 

I like this one beating a 57 chevy
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c371/chonga311/?action=view&current=RaceWeek2232008013.flv

 

No pic but there is nothing better looking than the Adams Moller OHV flattie. CT automotive were gods!

 

ive seen one. it was a riley ohv conversion motor. very cool

 

Here you go. There were alot of cool ohv conversions, I like um all. lets see if there are any negative comments about this.

 

My ultimate Flathead.

53 Merc.

 

Sorry, but if it's an Ardun or other conversion, it ain't a flathead anymore!

 

I'm going to have to go with mine:



My second favorite, not mine:

 

That was probably the V8-60 Smith "Jiggler" F-head setup from Corpus Christi TX.

 

Nothing beats a Flat head flathead for good looks when dressed up.
Nothing beats a OHV-converted flathead for good looks when dressed up whether it is ARDUN or the several others.

But don't get started on Nailheads, Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto Hemis, Chevy W-motors either.

 

Of course, I'm prejudiced....

 

My latest flatty is in the works, 3 7/16x4 1/8 with all old parts, no 1-800-flathead stuff here. NOS potvin 425 eleminator cam, Hotton-Sullivan heads, mcculloch on top with an almquist Y and two 48s, Vertex mag with a angle drive, webber flywheel. Lotta years hording parts to get this combo. Will post pics of the ***embly.

 

Here's my '48 Merc. flatty in my '40 Ford p/u

 

For my money all flathead V8's and 4cyd's are great looking motors. I'll post some pictures soon of my completed motor......................hopefully sitting in the Coupe.

 

This ones super cool...

 

A couple of my favorites,,,of course as they are my families, I am a little biased...

and...

 

My flathead in 1949. I've never seen anymore L&S heads and manifolds since. They were out of Los Angeles as I remember.

 

Here is mine.. not pretty yet.. but getting that big Lincoln V12 setup with the webers in my 1950 F1 is going to be nice.

I mocked up a car with the 8BA that I was going to use, then I found the lincoln, so that's going in there now.. same overall setup though.

And I agree with the earlier posters, a flathead with an OHV conversion is not a flathead, it's a cool engine, but not a flathead.

 

Hey Johnnyv,
Rolling down this thread checking out the flatties and stopped to admire this clean looking mill on post #22. And SHAZAM! It be you John! I've seen that rig before! Hope to see it again this coming season....................Maby cruze on down to VZD's for a cool one when I get on the road...............